Embroidery frame



Feb. 2, 1932. w, RQBERTS 1,843,834-

EMBROIDERY FRAME Filed April 9', 1931 Patented Feb. 2, 1932 Nrra s'rn'ras PA ENT; OFFICE wILmEn L. ROBERTS, or mama, NEW JERSEY, ASSlIGNOR 'ro Wm. H. HORSTMANN co, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA EMBROIDERY FRAME Application filed April 9,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in embroidery frames for rugs, carpets or the like, and more particularly to embroidery frames of the knock-down type.

One object of the invention is to provide a frameof the type described which may be knocked down and packed in a relativelysmall s 'ace for transportation or storage.

Anot er object of the invention is to pro-- vide a frame of the type described, which is intended primarily for use in the home.

Another object of the invention is to provide a frame of the type described having a working frame which maybe positioned at any angle desired by the. operator.

Another object of the invention is to provide a frame of the type described, having the material supporting members releasably mounted to permit the said material to be unrolled from one member androlled on the other member, as'the work of embroidering progresses.

A further object of the invention is to provide a frame of the type described which is rugged in construction, eflicient in operation,

and relatively cheap to manufacture.

The invention further resides in certain novel features and details of construction, set forth hereinafter and shown in' the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the embroidery frame constituting the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached fragmentary view, showing the construction utilized in joinin the base members and the uprights exten lng therefrom;

Fig. 3, is an enlarged detached fragmentary view showing the mechanism for supporting and securing the working frame at any angle desired by the operator;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detached fragmentary view showing'the method for releasably securing the material supporting members to the end members of the working frame.

Heretofore, embroidery frames of the type set forth, have, for the most part been cumbersome and diflicult to handle, thus making them impractical for use in the home. By this invention, I provide an embroidery similar manner.

1931. Serial No. 528,866.

knocked down condition and assembled by the housewife.

Referring to the drawings, the embroidery frame constituting this invention comprises a pair of supporting feet 1 having toes 2, secured to the under surface of the said V et 1 and adjacent the ends thereof. The supporting feet 1 in the present instance are provided with a transversely disposed recessed groove 3 having an aperture 4 extending vertically therethrough and geometrically in the center of the said. groove 3.. The extremities of a longitudinal spreader member 5 are adapted to reside in the recessed groove 3 of the feet 1, the said spreader 5 having an aperture 6 extending vertically therethrough, adjacent each end thereof, and adapted-Ln coinicide in alignment with the aperture 4 in the supporting feet 1.

pair of supports 7 extend vertically upward from the spreader 5, each one of said 7 uprights being provided with a depending pin 8 adapted to pass through the apertures 6 and 4 respectively in the spreader 5 and the feet 1 to a point below the under surface of the supporting feet 1, wing nuts (not shown) being screwed on the threads 9 of the said pins 8 for securing the uprights 7 andthe juncture of the spreader 5 with the supporting feet 1. The uprights 7 are further supported by a plurality of angularly disposed members 10, the upper ends of which are removably "secured to the uprights 7 by the screws 11, and the lower ends thereof are secured, as the case maybe, to the feet 1 and the spreader member 5, in a In the present instance the upper ends of the vertical supports 7 are each provided with a vertical longitudinal slot 12. A circular plate 13 having a slot 14 therein and having a plurality of radially disposed teeth 15 formed on the outer surface thereof, is

.secured to the inner su'rfaceof each of the supports 7 adjacent the slot 12, the said plate 13 being positioned in such a manner no that the slot 14 therein is in alignment with the slot 12 formed in the upper ends of the said support 7. The plate 13 in the present instance is secured to the vertical support 7 by means of the flanges 16 extending laterally therefrom and which are secured to-the side surfaces of the support 7 by any well known method. A working frame comprising longitudinal runners 17 of square cross section and having the ends thereof circular in cross section as at 18 in Fig. 4, are secured to transverse spreaders 19 by positioning the circular extremities 18 of .the longitudinal runners 17 in the arcuate recessed portions 20 of the horizontal slots 21 formed in the extremities of the transverse spreader members 19.

The rotation of the runner members 17 is normally prevented by tightening a wing nut 22 on the bolt 23 passing through the ends of the transverse spreade-rs 19 normally to the surface of the slots 21 and outwardly of the arcuate recessed portions 20. A circular plate 24 having a plurality of radially disposed teeth 25 on the outer surface thereof is centrally mounted on the outer side sur-- face of the transverse spreaders 19, the said plates 24 having'a laterally extending screw 26 extending outwardly therefrom and normally to the said plates 24. The aforementioned working frame comprising. the 1ongitudinal runners 17 and the transverse spreader members 19, is supported on the vertical supports 7 by the aforementioned outwardly extending screws 26 which are adapted to reside in the slots 12 formed in the upper ends of the said supports 7. The

- working frame in the, presentdnstance is maintained in a rigid position against rotation by tightening wing nuts 27 on thef'supporting screws 26, thus bringing the teeth '15 of the plates 13 into interlocking engagement with the teeth 25 of the plates 24 mounted on the outer surface of the transverse spreaders 19.

In operation of the frame, the movable working frame may be positioned at any angle desired by the operator by loosening the wing nuts 27 and disengaging the interlocking teeth 15 and 25 of the circular plates 13 and 24 respectively, thus permitting pivoting of the upper frame to the desired position, and at which position the frame may be secured against further movement by tightening the said wing nuts 27 and reengaging the'teeth 15 and 25 of the adjacently disposed circular plates.

In using the above frame, the rug or other material is ordinarily rolled upon one of the longitudinal members 17 and momentarily secured thereto by any suitable means such as thumb tacks. As the work progresses, by loosening the set of wing nuts 22 on the bolts 23 on which the material is rolled. the longitudinal member 17 containber 17 may ing the roll of material may be rotated to permit the advancement thereof on the frame, and by loosening the other pair of wing nuts 22, the second longitudinal membe rotated, and the material rolled thereon as the new work is unrolled 1fJrom the first mentioned longitudinal mem- While I have set forth the embodiment of my invention for the purpose of description, it will be apparent that certain changes in details may be made in the construction thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. In an embroider frame of the knock down type, a supporting structure comprising a pair of feet and a spreader member having apertures respectively therein-a 1nd in coinciding alignment with each other, a pair of uprights having a threaded pin extending downward from the lower end thereof adapted to pass through the apertures in the supporting structure and be secured by wing nuts and a. working frame comprising movable runner members and spreader members, the said working frame being pivotally mounted on the supporting structure.

2. In an embroidery frame of the type described, a supporting structure comprising a pair of feet and a spreader member having apertures therein, a pair of uprights each having a downwardly extending pin arranged to engage said apertures to maintain the feet and spreader member in assembled relation. and a working frame pivotally mounted on the supporting structure. 

